Distinct and Peculiar

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Distinct adjective - Being not of the same kind.

Usage example: two distinct approaches to the same problem

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Peculiar is a synonym for distinct in different topic. In some cases you can use "Peculiar" instead an adjective "Distinct".

Peculiar adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.

Usage example: the koala is peculiar to Australia

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Distinct is a synonym for peculiar in characteristic topic. You can use "Distinct" instead an adjective "Peculiar", if it concerns topics such as special, distinctive.

Nearby Words: peculiarity, peculiarly

It played loosely with the universe to make a distinct and peculiar story that was mostly happy and hilarious.

Source: Fan Fic / The Rebuild Of Nobody Dies
It's a peculiar court in that its members are always the same as those of Scotland's highest civil appeals court, the Court of Session, but the two courts are still legally distinct.

Source: Useful Notes / British Courts
In the English dub, the Motor Mouth exposition for any given scene ending in a sudden exclamation (OOOH!) became iconic not just of the series, but Anime dubs in general to the point where many a Gag Dub and parody invoked this distinct, peculiar dubbing style.

Source: So Bad Its Good / Anime

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